Wardrobe rack



R. HAS SA vm'umoas RACK Filed D60. 9. 1924 INVENTOR Robert Has'sa,

ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 13, 1927.

- ROBERT Hesse, OF NEW YORK, N; Y.

7 WKRDROIBE RACK.

Application. flIedDecemher. 9, 1924. Serial; No; 7515725..

The object-0f. thisrinvention is; the manufacture of awardrobe checking device in which asingle apparatus is adaptedto hold all of the various articles of the wardrobe, and. its'special attachments are useful in connection with existing installations as-hereinafter explained It is especially useful in restaurants, theatres, rinks and other I amusement places Where coats, hats and footwear and simllar articles are checked.

Fig.1 is a perspective view of. an installation showing one of my rackssuspended on a rod andalsoa'wardrobe consisting of a coat, hat and footwear suspended on another and placed to show the advantages of the invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevation enlarged and broken away to show the upper portion of the device of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the rack shown in Fig. 1, folded and collapsed.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modification of my device in a simpler and more economical form.

In Figs. 1 to 3, 1 is a rack, which is made up of a hat support 17, a coat support 18, a footwear support 19 and a suspension hook 5. The hat support is formed in the shape of a ring 2 at the extremity of an upright rod 4, the base of which is provided with the hook 5 to form suspension means from the clothes pole or rod 6. At the base of rod 4 is also formed a pair of arms 3 forming the coat hanger 18, adapted to support a coat. Below the coat hanger is a rod 7 which supports the ring 8, from which is suspended a detachable bag or basket 9. In Fig. 1 is shown the method of distributing the various garments on the rack, the hat 10 fitting over the ring 2, coat 11 over the coat hanger, and shoes, overshoes, rubbers, etc., 12 into the bag 9. The hook 5 is here provided with an extra hook 13 upon which a check 14: may readily be suspended. In Fig. lis also shown the method of assembling the racks on the suspension pole 6, so that neighboring wardrobes are placed opposite to each other and back to back. All that it is necessary to do is to face alternate hooks oppositely causing the various parts of the on opposite sides of the suspension pole. In this way a far greater number of wardrobes can be placed upon one pole. In Fig. 3 there has been particularly shown a collapsible form of rack in which all of the various .joints 15 and 16, together so that rack to lie parts are folded together'for dupmentv or" 7 storage. By

the space occupiedis merely the length of lower rod 7;. and the. great est width is the diameter of the rim 8' of the shoe bagv orbasket.

In Fig. 4 the device. isshownin a cheaper and simpler form, the bag being removed for purposes ofillustration. The hat supshoe bag'26 aremade porting member 23 and of heavy metal wire and arehereshown: as terminations of rods 22 and 25 respectively;

The coat hanger 21 is of similarwine andis of a conventional type, the hat and footwear members being fastened to its arms by twisting the rods to form fastening hooks 24 and 27. r checking hook is shown at 28. These hat and footwear members can be permanently clamped to the coat hanger or can be removable. The two rods can be made interchangeable if desired. It is contemplated in the cheaper form of this invention to take existing coat hangers now on the market and apply the hat and footwear supporting members to them, either selling them separately for assembl by the buyer or selling the article comp etely put together.

One of the advantages claimed for the device is that no article is allowed to come in contact with the floor or the walls and that so far as is possible they are therefore kept free from dust or dirt. This rack is especially adapted for use in places where a large number of patrons are to be accommodated and where a superior orderof service is to be given. It is now customary to bundle the wardrobe into bins or else put the coats on racks with hats and footwear separate. The result is that there is a great deal of confusion in matching up wardrobes, often in duplication of checks, besides the general commingling of patrons clothing which is highly unsanitary. In the present device the wardrobe of each person is kept absolutely separate and distinct; the possibility of mistake is reduced to a minimum and the checker can adjust the articles or remove them with far greater speed than any system now in use. It is especially adapted for places where rubbers, shoes or boots are checked as it keeps the article of clothing entirely free from dirt or mud resulting from contact with the other articles of apparel.

A greater number of wardrobes can be acmeans of ordinary collapsiblethe various parts are foldedcommodated by the use of this device than has heretofore been possible because of the fact that the clothes are stacked in opposite relation and that all of the various articles of the wardrobe are accommodated by this single device. The various parts can be made of any material, although I prefer metal because of strength and rigidity. The

shoe bag can be of any material, but of course, aco: rse washable cloth is the most preferable as itcan be easily adjusted and removed.

I claim: I

1. A wardrobe rack, comprising a plurality of rod members including an. upright rody member terminating in a ring forming a hat support, a depending rod terminating in a ring having adetachable bag suspended therefrom and adapted to carry footwear, a

coat han er transverse the rod members and i a suspension hook-combined to form a un1- tary hanger adapted for suspensionrrom a Y pole or hook.

2. A wardrobe rack, comprising a plurality of collapsible rod members including an upright rod member terminating in a collapsible hat sunoort, a depending rod adapted to carry a collapsible footwear support anda collapsible coat hanger transverse the rod members combined to form when extended a unitary hanger adapted for suspension from a pole or hook.

3. A wardrobe rack, comprising a plurality of collapsible rod members including; an upright rod member terminating in a ring forming a hat support, a depending rod terminating in a ring having a detachable bag suspended therefrom adapted to carry footwear, a collapsible coat hanger transverse the rod members and a suspension hook combined to form a unitary hanger adapted for suspension from a pole or hook.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 4th day of December 1924. r ROBERT HASSA. 

